Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-16
PHE irish editor.
William 0'Brien AgreeabIy Surprised
at the Warmth and Hospitality
of the Canadians.
An Incident on the Montreal Boat by
Which Mr.. O'Brien and His Party
Travelled From Quebec.
How Sunday Was spent-He is the Recip
lent of Many OVat1Ons-A Counter
Mass Meeting at Toronto.
AT OTTAWA.

AT OTTAWA.
OTTAWA, ONT, May 15.-The Irish Cit
liens and the National League have ar
ranged to give William O'Brien Joint
reception here. The roller rink has been
engaged for his lecture.
AT QUEBEC.
MONTREAL, P. O., May 15,-Mr. Will
lam O'Brien had the quietest time here
yesterd y that he has had since he crossed
the border and entered the Dominion. |
Prominent public men of different nation
alities called upon him during tae after
noon at his hotel, but he felt so fatigued
that he relieved himself from all further
public notice by locking himself in his
room and attending to dispatches from
his friends in Toronto, which were many
and frequent. He wrote couple of long
letters for his newspaper, United Ireland,
describing his tour so far, drawing pen
pictures of sights and scenes both of this
city and Quebec, and praising the warmth
and hospitality of the people which he
says astonished him more than anything
else.
A touching scene was witnessed on the
Montreal, the boat by which Mr.. O'Brien
travelled from Quebec. It was noticed
that low sized man sat opposite the
Irish agitator, and never took MS eyes off
Of him. Then he began fumbling in his
pockets and acting strangely. This eX-
cited the suspicious OF the party, who
watched the stranger closely, and were
even going so far as to suggest that ne be
removed, but an explanation and an
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the affair. In the first place the man was
deaf, and in the second place he put his
hand in his trousers pocket end pulled
out five pound Bank Of England note
and put it in the hands of the editor
of United Ireland.
Although his destination was Three
Rivers, he insisted on travelling the whole
way to Montreal. He got Mr.. O'Brien's
autograph and wrote out il large letters,
"GQd Save Ireland"
sEssfRe. O'BrIen went to high mass at St.
PPatrick's church to-day in company with
D. Barry, the president of st. Patrick's
Society, and J B. Lane and Il. G. ClOran,
officers OF the local league. There was
an immense congregation, and when he
left the church he was surrounded by
crowds who partly took his breath away
in their efforts to embrace him as well as
to shake hands with him. Then he took
drive, lunched with Mr.. Barry and in
the afternoon attended National League
meeting in ST. Patrick's hall, which was
crowded by an audience which Cheered
the Irish egitator and the evlcted tenant,
Mr.. Kilbride, when they entered. "God
Save the Land League" "Erin 60
Braugh," and "Caed Mile FaIthe," were
some of the notices on the walls with an
immense portrait of Mr.. Parnell, Mr..
Cloran presided, and in brief speech IN
troduced Mr.. O'Brien, VINO, he said,
struck terror to the hearts of Ireland's
enemies.
Mr.. O'Brien, upon rising to speak, said
We have carried public opinion with Us
so far we have convinced every fair man
that Lord LansdoWne is lying under
an accusation most fearful, the gravity,
cruelty and inhumanity of which demands
answer, otherwise Lord LansdoWne is not
entitled to be the ruler of free people.
Let him answer US now applause !, and
not stab US IN the back when we return |
to Ireland. II he relies for his defense |
to sectarian luminosity, he can scarcely !
escape the censare and condemnation of
every man who values his speech and de- |
tests roWdylsm and intolerance. Loud |
applause. l should be sorry to antici- |
pate what is going to happen in the
province OF Ontario. The London Times |
was trying to stir UP strife, as it thrust
the poisoned dagger of SANDER at Par
nell by a forged letter.
"O'Brien said: We are going to To- |
ronto renewed applause tonight or to- |
morrow, not to defy any section of Caua |
dians, but to tell of the victims of Lord |
LansdOWne's tyrannical oppression. We |
are not going to be intimidated in our
legal rights by the threats of foolish per-
sons who refuse to listen to US because |
they cannot answer. Applause]. We shall
90 alone and with free conscience, and with |
the fullest reliance on the fair play of
the liberty loving Canadian people, and |
when our tour is over feel that you will |
send Lord LansdoWne home Applause
with the stamp and brand of Canadian |
reprobation on his brow. Loud and |
prolonged applause.
Ernest Derosier, Il prominent French |
Canadian, also spoke. off England |
treated US Canadians through her repre- |
sentative, Lord LansdoWne," he said, Gas |
bad as Lord LansdoWne treats his Irish |
tenants, our loyalty would be put to a
severe strain"
Then O'Brien was driven to the rooms |
of the Young Irishmen's Literary Asso- |
ciation. where he made another speech, |
as did also Kilbride. The party then |
drove to Brother Arnold's, on Superior |
street, and the Brothers. school, on
Ottawa street. Here refreshments were |
served and another informal reception |
took place. Brother Arnold was for |
thirty years a citizen of Toronto and
told Mr.. O'Brien how difficult it was in !
former days for Catholics to walk the
streets in that city without being in
suited. Those days are all gone now,
Brother Arnold said. The party ad-
journed to large school room where, as
Mr.. O'Brien entered, the band played
"God Save Ireland"
Mr.. O'Brien, during the course of his
speech, said when England was Danish
ing Irishmen she SAID they were gone
with vengence, but the brutal expression
has come back on them applause and
now, although our race is scattered, it is
omnipotent, and to-day Charles Stewart
Parnen is not alone ruler of Ireland, but